Description
French Collection Fraternitas Torpedo Aged 6 Years
Size: 6×52
Vitola: Torpedo
Wrapper: San Andres
Binder: Dominican
Fillers: Dominican and Nicaraguan
Flavor Notes: Cocoa, espresso, cedar, dried fruit, leather, earthy minerals, and black pepper spice with a creamy undercurrent
Pairing Notes: Cognac, espresso with raw sugar, dark chocolate, aged rum, French pastries, full-bodied red wines, creamy cheeses, spiced whiskey
Manufacturer: Tabacalera Palma (Jochy Blanco)
Privada Storytelling
From the vaults of Jochy Blanco, a man whose name echoes across the cigar world, comes the French Collection Fraternitas Torpedo. This is no ordinary release—it’s a cigar born of patience, artistry, and a master blender’s uncompromising vision. The French Collection was crafted for elegance and sophistication, each cigar an homage to refinement and restraint, like a bottle of fine Bordeaux hidden away for only the right moment.
Aged a remarkable six years, this torpedo has transformed into a cigar of balance and wisdom. Its San Andres wrapper cloaks tobaccos carefully cultivated and aged at Tabacalera Palma, yielding a smoke that is as structured and composed as a French symphony. Fraternitas is more than a name—it’s a celebration of fellowship, of breaking bread and lighting up in unity. To smoke this is to taste time, tradition, and the kind of craftsmanship reserved for legends.
Flavor Journey
First Third: Cocoa, espresso, and cedar mingle with black pepper on the retrohale. The smoke is creamy, structured, and balanced.
Second Third: Dried fruit sweetness emerges alongside leather, earthy minerals, and oak. The pepper refines itself into a warm, lingering spice.
Final Third: The cigar deepens with notes of espresso, charred cedar, and dark chocolate, finishing with cream and subtle hints of raisin and toasted nuts.
Why It Belongs in Privada
Privada exists to uncover the rarest and most storied cigars in the world. The French Collection is exactly that—hidden treasures from Jochy Blanco’s personal reserves. Six years of age have transformed this torpedo into a masterpiece, a cigar that could never be replicated or mass produced. It’s the epitome of Privada’s mission: to give members access to what the rest of the world cannot have.
